Michael Hirschorn

Birth Name:

Michael Hirschorn

Profession

Producer, Writer

Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Russian history and literature and earned his master's in English and comparative literature from Columbia University
Worked as the editor of Spin magazine and the creator of Inside․com before becoming a television producer
Quote: "What's interesting in TV right now is you can make a show about parking-meter attendants and you can make a show about a pawn shop․ All of those are tapped in a very direct way to emotional connections people have - it's about characters․"
Best known as an executive producer who worked on "The U․S․ vs․ John Lennon" and "Freestyle: the Art of Rhyme․"
Founded the production company Ish Entertainment in 2008
Prior to forming Ish Entertainment, he was the executive vice president of original programming for VH1
Was responsible for the development of the "VH1 Rock Docs" series during his time at VH1

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